A scary summer ahead – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twittervers
The PTI has upped the ante once again and mounting pressure on the existing government. With huge increases in oil prices the...
The case for E-bikes
We’ve all heard the saying. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, you teach a man how...
Four losers and one winner from the import ban
“Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.”...
The business of investing
A disclaimer to start with; this article is not meant to be taken as investment advice and I am certainly not qualified...
Tough reforms ahead
At long last, the Shehbaz Sharif government has decided to bite the bullet. Finance minister Miftah Ismail has finally announced a Rs....
The case against sovereign default
Groundhog Day is now a preferred reference point for the economic cycle in Pakistan, with each crisis largely resembling the previous crisis,...
News bites — Khan saab’s glorious U turn, Advice for Miftah Ismael, Chopping education and more
The Great U Turn
He came. He saw. He left. After leading a frenzied mob all the way from Peshawar to Islamabad to...
Pakistan’s import ban
A structurally large trade deficit coupled with a complex external environment that includes high commodity prices and rising interest rates have placed...
Losing the forest for the cheese
Staying true to the tradition of groundhog day, the first material step that the incumbent government took to stall a depreciating PKR...
Welcome to Banistan
Welcome to Banistan, a country where YouTube, tiktok, imports and FX accounts are blocked on a whim. Please enjoy your stay here,...
All roads lead to London
No decisions seem to have been taken
Cat food and import bills – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
The nation’s pet owners were up in arms this past week as it appeared that the government was banning pet food along...
The Groundhog Day conundrum – is the economy stuck in a loop?
Well what if there is no economy. There wasn’t one before
What options does Shehbaz have?
How can he stabilise an economy on the brink while building traction with voters at the same time?
Twitter spats and the six day work week
It’s always going to be a busy week when the recently erstwhile finance minister gets into a twitter spat with the incumbent...